Rickie Lambert is on the brink of joining his boyhood club Liverpool after revealing he underwent a successful medical with the club.

The England striker is expected to complete a move worth around £4m from Southampton over the coming days, in what is set to be one of the surprise moves of the summer transfer window.

Despite his obvious excitement, Lambert managed to keep fairly tight-lipped after being ambushed at Liverpool John Lennon airport by a Sky Sports interviewer, but admitted today’s medical went to plan, leaving the path clear for his switch to Anfield.